[villagetinker]

Originally Posted by Justputt

Even with Centric 1Gb speeds, the wireless connection seems to cap out at around 200-250 when I run their speed test from my PC which is connected via Wi-Fi. In the connection properties it says the "link speed" is 1.2G. Interestingly from my cell phone connected wirelessly, it tests out at just barely short of 1Gb. I assumed it had something to do with the pre-cast concrete walls between the router and the room my desktop is in, so I installed a Netgear Mesh Extender that I had, which doesn't seem to improve the speeds.

I thought I'd use the wired network, but it appears to be stupidly installed in that each cable run terminates in the garage enclosure where the sprinkler box is located, along with all the hard coax cable lines for TVs in the house. Are we supposed to put a network switch in something as unsecured as a garage that is also, IMO, too hot of an environment for electronics (even a switch)? I don't understand why they didn't terminate the runs above the kitchen cabinets where they put the modem and router. Thoughts/fixes?

You might get lucky if the CAT5 cables happen to be routed close to the kitchen area. I am guessing these could be cut near the low voltage box in the garage and pulled back to the kitchen area and then terminated in a new box in the kitchen area. Our house (2013 vintage gardenia) is wired this way. If you are not comfortable doing this wiring, there are a few people on this site that should be able to help, in the cooler weather....